British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would resign. According to him, he will continue to serve as head of government until the party elections and, as a consequence, the appointment of a new prime minister.
On a special press conferences Keir Starmer has explained that he is resigning from the Labor Party. This does not give him the opportunity to remain as head of government. Applications from candidates for the post of party head will be accepted from July 9 to July 16. Keir Starmer will not participate in them. The new party leader will be determined by September 1.
Keir Starmer said that he heard the answer of fellow party members to the question of whether he is suitable to lead the party in the general parliamentary elections (they should be held no later than August 2029). “I accept this response with gratitude,” he said. “That is why I will resign as leader of the Labor Party. I spoke to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision.”
Mr Starmer’s position has been shaken since the return of his main intra-party rival, former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, to parliament in June. won by-election to the House of Commons in the Makerfield constituency. According to British media reports, Mr. Burnham has already secured the support of about 300 Labor MPs, which guarantees him victory in the event of a struggle for leadership. Keir Starmer’s departure has become inevitable after he lost the support of key ministers, including Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, as revealed last week reported Sky News.
About the prime minister’s attempts to stay in power – in the Kommersant article ‘Keir Starmer is not going down without a fight’.
